Posts Tagged ‘Health & Wellness’
SFGATE Unveils Winners of the Best of Bay Area 2025 and, Not Surprisingly, Mill Valley Got Some Love Once Again
To no surprise on our part, Mill Valley businesses and nonprofits were successful in capturing awards across a variety of business types, a particularly massive achievement considering the fact that SFGate’s Best of Bay Area included the entire Bay Area in its purview: “A reader-driven popularity contest with more than 150 categories accepting nominees, per Editor in Chief’s Grant Marek.
Read MoreSF Chronicle: Why Martin Scorsese — and you — Should Get Back to Watching Movies in Theaters (Despite Netflix, there are Still Plenty of Reasons to See Films on the Big Screen)
Famed director Martin Scorsese made news last month when he explained to film critic Peter Travers why he no longer went to see movies in a theater. Citing audience cellphone use, incessant talking and generally restive behavior that often drowns out dialogue, the director of “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull” and “Goodfellas” told Travers he’d had enough. Of course, big screens in the U.S. were in big trouble long before Scorsese’s admission. The pandemic only turbo-charged the pre-COVID trend away from theaters in favor of home-based entertainment media. In the first half of 2020, Netflix added more than 26 million subscribers. So when shuttered theaters reopened, audiences — specifically American audiences — did not rush back in droves.
Read MoreGolden Gate Bridge Hikes Toll Rates July 1 and Rescinds DEI Resolutions, Fearing Loss of Federal Funds
The district that operates the Golden Gate Bridge has removed diversity, equity and inclusion language in policy documents to avoid backlash from the Trump administration. A $400 million federal grant to support the final five-year phase of the seismic retrofit of the iconic span was potentially at stake, said Denis Mulligan, general manager of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. Bridge tolls are the district’s primary source of revenue, and, unlike most other transit agencies, the district receives no dedicated state or local tax funding.
Read MoreMakers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Continues 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, July 19th (& every 3rd Saturday!) | 11am-5pm
Makers Market at The Lumber Mill Valley Lumber Yard Returns to the 2025 Makers Market Outdoor Series – Saturday, June 21st, 2025 (and every 3rd Saturday!)
Read MoreChurch of Our Saviour: A Journey Into Stillness, an Immersive Experience of Sound, Soul and Sacred Space with Iris Brito-Stevens – July 25th, 6:30-730pm
Church of Our Saviour: A Journey Into Stillness, an Immersive Experience of Sound, Soul and Sacred Space with Iris Brito-Stevens – July 25th, 6:30-730pm
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of July 6th
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Read MoreO’Hanlon Center Hosts Ian Dogole & René Jenkins – Sacred Spaces and Wild Places, July 19, Doors at 6:30 show at 7:00, $25 ticket O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley!
O’Hanlon Center Hosts Ian Dogole & René Jenkins – Sacred Spaces and Wild Places, July 19, Doors at 6:30 show at 7:00, $25 ticket O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave. Mill Valley!
Read MoreCurated News You Can Use, From Mill Valley & Beyond – Week of June 21st
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Read MoreMill Valley Is Laden With Incredible Sushi & Izakaya Restaurants, and the Latest Arrival Is Ready for the Spotlight!!
Experience a truly unique and authentic dining journey with us, where we serve homemade traditional Japanese cuisine. Our menu features exquisite charcoal-grilled skewers and is crafted to satisfy the most discerning palates. Committed to unparalleled quality, we use only the freshest ingredients, including specially harvested seaweed, house-made sauces, and our signature warm sushi rice. Our menu, continually updated and handcrafted by Japanese chef Yasuo Shigeyoshi and his experienced team, reflects over 30 years of culinary expertise and inspiration from Japan. Join us and savor the finest seasonal and local ingredients in every bite.
Read MoreDurable Goods. Made By You. The Local Trade offers 1-Day Woodworking Experiences in Marin and San Francisco!
“The Local Trade exists to teach the people who will build our future,” he says. Together with a team of instructors, mentors, and advocates who share the passion for bringing tradecraft to the next generation, we are excited to offer woodworking classes to the community. Part of what Local Trade is about local trade is that so many of us come from a place knowledge jobs, but maybe not enough of creating something tangible with our hands,” Sanchez says. “I come to this with open eyes in that I am kind of new to this space of woodworking or skilled trades,” he adds. “We’re always learning and I’m on that path right now with others through the help of experts craftsmen and women.”
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